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Aug. 26, 2025, 10:56 a.m.
Residents of Izmail affected by Russian aggression receive aid
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Elimination of the aftermath of the fire. PHOTO: State Emergency Service in Odesa region
The Executive Committee of the Izmail City Council has decided to provide financial support to the residents of the city who suffered on August 20 as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.
The decision was published on the city council's website.
The victims who are undergoing or have undergone inpatient treatment will receive a one-time financial assistance of UAH 20 thousand from the budget of the Izmail city territorial community.
On the night of August 20, Russian troops, continuing their war and invasion of Ukraine, attacked the Izmail district using unmanned aerial vehicles - Shahed kamikaze drones. Despite the work of the Air Defense Forces, the attack was not completely avoided. The attack damaged port infrastructure facilities. Fires broke out on the territory, and rescuers were called in to extinguish them. One person was injured in the strike.
The hits caused a large-scale fire at a fuel and energy infrastructure facility. A total of 54 rescuers and 16 pieces of equipment were involved in eliminating the consequences of the enemy attack. A fire train from Ukrzaliznytsia and a local fire brigade also took part in the extinguishing of the fire.
On August 18, a large-scale fire broke out at a fuel and energy infrastructure facility as a result of the shelling. More than 100 rescuers, volunteers, firefighters from the National Guard of Ukraine and local fire brigades were involved in the response to the enemy attack. The strike also set fire to a two-story residential building, which, according to the State Emergency Service, was unoccupied at the time of the attack.
On August 8, the enemy attacked again with attack drones. The hits partially destroyed the building of the sewage pumping station. In addition, administrative and technical buildings of one of the enterprises in the suburbs were damaged. A security guard at the gas station was injured when the blast wave broke his glass.
